I recently read that freshman State Representative Jim Marleau has introduced legislation to make it a felony to spam. He must have a serious problem with space time and a misguided agenda of priorities for precious, scarce state resources. Legislation 101: ‘Don’t introduce/pass laws you can’t enforce? otherwise you only waste everyone’s time and money. […]
Clarkston’s Youth Baseball Organization will be conducting tryouts for the 2009 travel baseball season. Tryouts for Clarkston’s travel teams will be held at Clintonwood Park on Clarkston Road in Independence Township. Clarkston Riverdawgs travel baseball teams are members of the North Oakland Baseball Federation. Tryouts, open to boys 16 and under as of April 30, […]
Monday, Feb. 21, warrant arrest on Joslyn Road. Disorderly person arrest at Party USA on Lapeer Road. A tire was slashed on Tall Oaks. *** Tuesday, Feb. 22, possession of cocaine, sale of marijuana, operating a vehicle with the presence of drugs and possession of narcotic paraphernalia arrest on Baldwin Road. Court-ordered commital on Inca […]
Monday, Feb. 21, a suspicious vehicle with its motor running was seen on Newton. A hit and run, private property accident occurred at Flint/Broadway. An assault took place on South Broadway. Neighbor trouble occurred on Saber Way. A woman at an Atwater apartment reported the mysterious disappearance of a snowblower. Possible domestic violence occurred at […]
Monday, Feb. 21 7:36 p.m.-A man on South Broadway was bleeding from a knife wound. Station #1 responded. 7:42 p.m.-Station #1 responded to a possible heart attack victim on West Clarkston. Tuesday, Feb. 22 4:26 a.m.-A man on Candelwick was having seizures. Station #3 responded. 1:47 p.m.-A woman at a Kimberly apartment was having chest […]
Boys 9-10 Major Outback Steakhouse 9-3 Clarkston Rotary Club 9-3 IGD Solutions 9-3 Everest Academy 8-4 Maxx Self Storage 8-4 Edward Jones Investments 7-5 Castlewood Custom Homes 6-6 Qdoba Mexican Grill 4-7-1 Oscar W. Larson 4-8 Mobile Knowledge Group 4-8 Clarkston Community Church 3-9 Clarkston Medical Group 0-11-1 *** Boys 11-12 Major McLaren Health Care […]
Independence Township has its share of questions, concerns, and, yes, problems with its government. Making it less democratic is not the solution. This election year, six candidates, Dan Travis, Shelagh VanderVeen, Jeff McGee, Bart Clark, David Lohmeier, and Neil Wallace, teamed up, forming a ‘slate,? promising to change township government. Their idea: hire a professional […]
The Lake Orion varsity ice hockey team recorded four wins and a tie in the five games they played between Feb. 11-19. The Dragons defeated Bishop Foley on Feb. 11, 7-0; and Stevenson on Feb. 12, 4-1. On Feb. 16 they defeated Lapeer West, 3-1; and on Feb. 17, Romeo by a score of 4-1. […]
This year, 16 candidates are vying for seven seats on the Springfield Township Board. These are our picks: Mike Trout is the candidate best qualified to serve as Springfield Township’s next supervisor. Trout approached the election with a solid balance of professionalism and enthusiasm, and we think that bodes well for the job he’ll do […]
Lake Orion’s varsity wrestling team sent two individual qualifers to the individual regional competition, held at Bay City Western on Feb. 26. In the 125-pound match, the Dragons? Jake Varilek lost to Bay City Central’s Brent Hair, 8-7. Dragon Gerry Webber lost at 152 to Jonathan Reader of Davison, who had a pin in 1:35.